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New York · 2025 Regular Session · Bill

A 4725: Prohibits the use of drilling fluids and flowback water from wells, pools or fields on any highway

Vetoed Official data

  1. Introduced
  2. In committee
  3. Passed one chamber
  4. Passed both chambers
  5. Enacted
  6. Vetoed

Last official action: ·Record last updated:

Plain-language summary

A 4725 is a bill introduced in the New York House on February 5, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: Prohibits the use of drilling fluids and flowback water from wells, pools or fields on any highway. Primary sponsor: Chris Burdick (Democratic/Independence/Working Families). It lists 8 additional sponsors. Most recent recorded action (December 5, 2025): TABLED.

Generated automatically from the official title, sponsor list, and status record only. It does not characterize the bill’s purpose or effects. How summaries are written

Official summary

Abstract published by the legislature (via Open States). Text as published by the legislature; reproduced verbatim.

Prohibits the use of drilling fluids, brine and flowback water from gas or oil wells, pools, or fields on any highway for any purpose including but not limited to de-icing or dust suppression.

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Democratic 4 · Democratic/Independence/Working Families 1 · Democratic/Working Families 3

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Chris BurdickPrimary sponsorDemocratic/Independence/Working FamiliesHouse93
Harvey EpsteinCo-sponsorNot applicable (committee)——
Dana LevenbergCo-sponsorDemocratic/Working FamiliesHouse95
Jen LunsfordCo-sponsorDemocratic/Working FamiliesHouse135
Steve OtisCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse91
Linda RosenthalCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse67
Angelo SantabarbaraCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse111
Tommy John SchiavoniCo-sponsorDemocratic/Working FamiliesHouse1
Tony SimoneCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse75

“Support” is shown only as formal sponsorship recorded by the legislature. Roll-call votes are available on the official bill page.

Recent official actions

  1. TABLED
  2. VETOED MEMO.66
  3. DELIVERED TO GOVERNOR
  4. RETURNED TO ASSEMBLY
  5. PASSED SENATE
  6. 3RD READING CAL.327
  7. SUBSTITUTED FOR S2706B
  8. REFERRED TO RULES
  9. DELIVERED TO SENATE
  10. PASSED ASSEMBLY
  11. AMENDED ON THIRD READING (T) 4725B
  12. RESTORED TO THIRD READING

Showing 12 most recent of 20 actions. Full history

Sources

  1. Open States / Plural (data from the official legislature website)
  2. Official legislature source